I appreciate your congratulations so very much! ........ Still can't believe that this first Haiku I ever wrote is IN the prize-winning line up - the other prize-winners make me humble but also realize what a privilege is it to be 10th in this quality -queue!

Ellie, very epci , I feel Strength in the face of tragedy is always in my opinion, it is a good thing. I hope many of the ones who were affected by this hurricane can change tragedy into something positive. Thank you for the haiku poem :-) Good luck in the contest.. I enjoyed what I read, always~PD

Hello Ellie. - I recently learned to write Haiku poems. I have written 3 (Haiku X + XX + XXX) - Haiku is a very old form of writing - I've read a lot about this form - really exciting. - If this is your first it is very well written Ellie. -
- oxox / / Anne-Lise :)